Arroyo Yerbal Ch en Quebrada de los Cuervos

The Quebrada de los Cuervos (

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

for ''Crows Ravine'') is an important landform in

Treinta y Tres Department Treinta y Tres () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Treinta y Tres. It is located in the east of the country, bordering the departments of Cerro Largo to the north, Durazno and Florida to the west, Lavalleja and Rocha to the south, wh ...

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

. Crossed by the Yerbal Chico creek, it constitutes a natural protected area. This Important Bird Area (IBA) is inhabited by several endangered species, such as '' Agelaius flavus'', '' Heteroxolmis dominicana'', ''

Limnoctites rectirostris The straight-billed reedhaunter (''Limnoctites rectirostris'') is a South American bird species in the family Furnariidae. Taxonomy Formerly it was placed in ''Limnornis'' with the curve-billed reedhaunter (''Limnornis curvirostris'') which l ...

'', '' Sporophila cinnamomea'', '' Sporophila ruficollis''. The very name of this place refers to crow-like

Cathartidae The New World vulture or condor family, Cathartidae, contains seven extant species in five genera. It includes five extant vultures and two extant condors found in warm and temperate areas of the Americas. The "New World" vultures were widespre ...

which breed on its cliffs: '' Cathartes burrovianus'', '' Cathartes aura'', and '' Coragyps atratus''.Quebrada de los Cuervos

References

External links

Official website

Pictures of the Crows Ravine
* * Landforms of Treinta y Tres Department Tourist attractions in Uruguay Protected areas of Uruguay Birdwatching sites in Uruguay {{TreintayTres-geo-stub